Where Lined butterflyfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Chaetodon lineolatus, mapped and tabulated by country.
3,609 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Chaetodon lineolatus through GBIF, from 57 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
- Georeferenced records
- 3,609
- Countries / areas
- 57
- Mapped locations
- 359
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 37
- Gbif taxonkey
- 9619603
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 1,983 records; Egypt — 270 records; New Caledonia — 231 records; United States of America — 164 records; Indonesia — 108 records; Norfolk Island — 61 records; Fiji — 59 records; Tonga — 54 records; Thailand — 53 records; Palau — 50 records; Chinese Taipei — 40 records; Réunion — 36 records; Marshall Islands — 34 records; Maldives — 33 records; Hong Kong — 32 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 9619603) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=9619603&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Red Sea; Cargados Carajos; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Chagos; Rodrigues; South Africa (country).
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218734 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,609 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 53 of the 57 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 11 records in total (Somalia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Sri Lanka, Yemen).
37 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 9619603) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=9619603&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218734 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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